12.10.25 Regular Board Meeting

001Start by saying the pledge. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Notice of the meeting being recorded. This meeting of the school board of trustees committee of the board of trustees or committee subject to the open meeting law is being recorded in accordance with sections 2-2-3012-3-2022-3-203 and 2-3-214 MCA. All members of the board, committee, staff, and public in attendance are advised that the public portions of the meeting will be recorded in both audio and video format. Cameras and recording devices are placed throughout the meeting room to complete the these recordings. Everyone in attendance is reminded to honor the basic rules of decorum during the meeting and guidance associated with

002providing public comment as stated in policies 1420F. By remaining in the meeting, those present consent to being recorded and displayed in the footage that will be posted on the school district's website. Recognition of visitors. Everybody sign in. public input. >> All comments must be non agenda items related to topics under the jurisdiction of the W public school. >> Hi. >> So I my name is Gail Wilcott and this is my walking partner Janice Reichel. Um we just would like you to consider and I don't know if it has to be a board approved or Heather said it might be up to Mr. Hooks because he's the you know the facilities coordinator or whatever. So, I just have this proposal. We are avid walkers. We walk pretty much every morning outside. We use utilize Malta Trail.

003I've walked the new trail. Um so, and so we um walk a lot, but when it gets icy and you guys know how the roads get here, they're awful. Would anybody else? No. Okay. Thank you. And so when the roads get really treacherous and icy, I'm will miss grandma and I I don't walk on those folks like that. So, um it would be very nice to be able to walk in a safe place um such as a school. And there are several reasons that we outlined that um it would provide promote community health and safety, injury prevention, sustained wellness, um good PR for the school, um building goodwill, and we're proposing like a Monday through Friday 5:30 to 6:30. So we would be out pretty much before any kids come to school. um three years

004ago we we would walk in here and I think there was maybe a couple times it was early morning basketball practices but uh we weren't in the gym to interfere with that or anything and then I think a second time FFA came in for a breakfast or something and so we were we were just finishing up walking when they they got here. So, >> and I just wanted to add that um we we watched for years and Pat Sergeant would open the door and and it would just happen. I don't think anybody even knew it was happening and there were usually five to six people. I don't have permission to use the name, but there was never any incident or anything. And then um when he was gone then there just wasn't that connection to

005open the door. Some people still had a connection with the school or still loved walk but I happened to spend more time in Whitewater than in Malta through my life and Yale teachers in Dodson and we just um kind of wanted to bring it up, you know what I mean? because uh then and there are some reasons we utilize the city hall and we appreciate that facility, but there are some people where when you're walking around they wear out their hips and then they have hip joint pain the next day and that's the reason that it's not working in this particular case. And two, three years ago, we did have permission from the school superintendent. So you've given us permission. >> Yeah, we can't we can't discuss with you in the public. >> Okay. >>

006But we'll be taking over next. >> Yeah. >> We're not being rude by >> just like you to consider it. That would be great. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. This was great. And we do want to say thank you guys for what you do. >> Yes, >> we've served upwards. We did it. >> Thank you, ladies. >> Any more public input? >> We'll move on to the consent agenda. Need a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Have a motion from Katie. >> A second from Jessica. Any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed same sign. Motion carries. Next. >> All right. You all received a copy of our working document for the strategic plan. Um, I

007want to just give you a really quick overview of what we did. Uh, we met on the 14th of was that February? Yes. >> February, November, please. >> And we just did a I I just kind of discussed a little bit what the process was, you know, as as you as the board and what that process, how we came about this strategic plan. Then basically we had throughout the room we had all the uh objectives and we kind of allowed about 5 minutes uh each group would walk around to those and just kind of brain dump anything that sparked the thought whatever uh they would write that down and everybody got access to you know to write down each for each uh objective. Um, so we came back together, just had some conversations, what things

008meant and and where everybody was uh thinking. We kind of walked around and talked pretty extensively about each objective. Um, in that process, we uh decided to prioritize. So, which objective for each goal would be the first priority, second priority, third priority, etc. Um, and then basically, uh, Heather and I then took that information and put it onto this working document that you had before you. Um, uh, the stuff that we added is under the section to complete. Um, the administrative team now has this strategic plan. Um, they're reviewing it and we will start, uh, assigning who's kind of responsible for each item. um you know when dates expected to to achieve those or or kind of have some idea of when we want those done. Um and then lastly the there was a language

009change in that process uh which you would have to prove tonight. Um objective three or I'm sorry goal three objective three there was a change in the language to say collaborate with union and administration staff and community stakeholders uh to create initiatives. So it was just a I think we only had union >> administrationship. So we >> we added some as a group we collectively decided we needed to add some information there. So you'd be approving that change obviously um uh tonight. Any questions about the excuse? Did I nail it? Did I get it in? Okay. Just making sure there's anything that's further discussion later, right? What's that? Oh yeah, that's next. Yeah. >> Do I need Do you guys have question? >> Do you have an opportunity to look over the package? Do you

010have feedback, thoughts? Um, I mean, did we nail it? Did we miss it? >> I appreciate the work you guys did putting into it. I thought it made a lot of sense, and I thought you got the important things, at least that I had thought about down. It's concise and to the point. It was a really dynamic meeting. It >> was good conversation >> and um we you know having the different representatives from the community and the teachers and administration um and from the board really made for some really interesting ideas and and thoughts. Yeah, I learned through it and I mean I don't know how I could have any feedback. I feel like you guys >> put a lot of work into this. >> Yeah. >> I mean quarterly. >> Yeah. So the we

011talked about the committee meeting on a quarterly basis to get basically then we would be reporting back administration would be reporting reporting back to the committee. >> Yep. So they're these are the targeted dates. This is what we're this is how we think we're going to do this. >> Um they would continue to, you know, feed administration and then administration reports also back to the board of trustees on check, you know, we we accomplish this step this step as we move towards >> accomplishing those goals that you guys set for us. >> And how many people were on this of a go. >> I want to say it was 10, wasn't it? >> Yeah, you're right. >> Cool. >> Nice work. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Well, I think we're f um pretty focused on keeping

012that in front of like that's going to be driving our decisions. >> Okay. And you feel like your committee like everyone's telling you the honest truth like they're telling you. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. >> There were some tough conversations. >> Okay. Well, good. I mean I want them to tell you >> the honest things. So Okay. >> Yeah. I mean like Julie McFaden's on it. She doesn't pull right. I mean she tells it >> like it is. >> She has Yeah. She has no reason not to. Now >> that too. >> Yeah. Cool. Okay, that's awesome. That's great. >> So, we just need the motion on the language change. >> Do I need to read the whole move to >> I think you could just say motion to change language as written in the

013>> on the action item. >> Okay. I move to approve the language change as written on the action item. >> Have a motion from Katie. Do I have a second? >> Second. Second from Jessica. Is there any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Mckenry helmet assess. Okay. So, we uh had a a proposal from McKenry earlier uh last month. Um, we were asked by the building committee to go back and have them re-evaluate the the the process and what we'd be looking at, but this is going to be um a deep dive into your elementary to see what needs to be I mean to fix and bring everything up to code. Um, this process has to happen first before you can do that. Um,

014so their cost or proposal that they've they've I can't remember the original was 78 was 78,000. >> So, so we're at 64,800 now. So, that's not a look at a new facility. It's more a deep dive into the existing facility, bringing it up to code and what that's going to cost. >> And that's everything plumbing, electrical, structural touch, >> engineering, the whole >> I believe the wording was they will crawl through the vents. >> Yes. >> Kind of idea then perspective. Uh but this is this is really as some of you have heard me say before this has to happen if you really want to address the issues. >> This is the major step too. >> I mean I know that's a lot of money for somebody to come in and tell us how much

015money we need to fix it. >> Well she kind of already know. >> Yeah. But um that school absolutely needs our attention. >> Well we have to know what to pay. We have to know we have to know what to fix. Needs to be fixed. Yeah. >> And building committee working with with this. They came down obviously, but that didn't knock anything off of They're still doing everything. >> Yeah. There's still This is just just a look at the facility that we have. Yes. >> Okay. >> Why did it go down from the 78,000? >> Because they would look at what it would be to cost to fix the facility and then they would compare that to a new build. So, like they took the new part out and now you're just going to address

016>> which is which was honestly is as a ball looking at all your your systems and making sure that they're all up to code and you know what it costs to fix plumbing for example. We we know is >> which yeah one of the main issues >> and Heather and Steve are good to go. >> There was some horse training. That's we asked them to not go over 65 and they accomplished that somewhat. >> I don't think these big builders are really good about negotiating because they know they have the corner of the market especially in our area. So to be able to negotiate when you know there's no competition really that's a feat in itself I believe. So well done you guys. We also had task Heather, I think she touched on this a

017little bit about asking around to see who else everybody uses across the state when doing >> um construction of school and pretty much across the board everybody said Mckinry >> for this type of thing is your only option that they've done a good job, right? Is that kind of what we gathered out of it? >> Yeah, I mean it's it they're well respected and have good ratings and all that kind of stuff. So, uh, they do great work, but they all are also pretty much the only game in town. So, there's other, um, construction companies that specialize in different kinds of things. So, if and when the time comes that we're that we're going to start to hire this workout, that's when we might have some options outside of, >> but they're one of the

018only companies that look at that does the assessments that does the assessments. Okay. and the school is in dire need. I don't know as far as community and everybody knows that this is a lot of money that our school is in dire need of a full assessment. This will be a drop in the hat to make sure that we are making good decisions going forward in the best decision financially and for our students in our district. Um we need to have the correct and as enough information as possible to be able to make those good decisions that are going to affect us for years to come. So after all the homework we've done, this is where we landed on the building committee with the recommendation to move forward with the King Street. >> I don't

019know if we necessarily need to touch on the topic of after we get this done. It was in the building committee minutes. We had talked about >> we have that as another action item later. >> Okay, perfect. I didn't recommend it off. I make a motion to approve us moving forward with the Ministry. >> I have a motion from Katie Brown. Do you have a second? >> A second. >> Second from Katie Marcus. Any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. H committee reports >> who's first >> building on the agenda first scroll um we touched on a little bit Heather did a great job in the building committee meeting minutes talking about what we discussed with Mckin Street um our next steps

020with where we felt like we needed to go from there. Do I need to go? >> I think so. Yeah, I think it's fine. >> I haven't been out to look. Are you posting now the complete packet like this including the minutes on the website yet? >> No. Okay. >> Not the complete packet. That's actually a good call out. I have forgotten that you were wanting us to do that. >> That's okay. And the reason I asked too is so then if the public wanted to read the exact build committee meeting minutes off the website then they can go on and look at it. Thank you. >> And I haven't had time over here. So you're very welcome. >> And do you want me to do you want us to post that packet like when

021I post the meeting? of the 48 hours or cuz as you know or just when it's actually complete like so for example this month I had to go back and bring in the voucher a little bit later because we were waiting for the um the the credit card statement to come in. But I think you wouldn't. >> I'm okay with whatever you feel like is easiest for you. If you don't have to go back and change it five times, if you feel like it's pretty complete when you have it put together and you send it to us and you feel okay with posting it, great. >> If you feel like it's kind of incomplete, I know this month was kind of tough with how stuff came in for pills and other stuff. >> If you

022feel like it's not complete and you want to wait, then I think it's fine to wait. >> Okay. Um, I think as long as >> use my own judgment. >> Absolutely. And then once we get going, we can kind of figure out what works best for you. But I think as long as we're making an effort to put it out there so it's accessible. >> Okay. >> Then the public has option. >> Thank you for doing that. >> Okay. Transportation. um we met just prior um and we discussed quite a few things and one of them is actually an agenda item further so we won't I won't have to go um completely into detail but um we did change one route um per one of our policy changes um we try and serve the routes

023with the most kids and then the ones with the routes with the furthest out and work your way back in. So, we had to adjust um one of those routes to pick up the kids further out. So, that led to a few others getting individual contracts closer to town. Um and we talked about working um or figuring out how if in the future we could work with Philips County Transit ever. Um they have the same issues we do, drivers. Um, we are going to talk to FFA on detailing the cars. Um, we would be paying them to do so. Um, and um, the rest I think um, we talked again about bus driver training and we reviewed all of the routes. Um, I think it was just assortment one that changed. >> Mhm. >> And

024um, the school vehicles are on the agenda item. There's a lot of test. >> Well, back. >> All right. Good evening. Um you can see some of the upcoming events that we have going on or the events that have happened. Um quarter ends next week Thursday. So it's hard to believe we're already at that point but five more days left in this quarter. Uh you can see when snowball is December 30th. Couple of different things at the bottom there. Uh you can see that the advanced opportunities grant that you guys approved for last board meeting was submitted um on December 1st. Uh the school website app I'm happy to finally say is back up and running on both platforms. So there you go. >> Please download and use freely. Um Gina Lamb is working with

025the University of Montana to bring back the state of mind workshop they did last year. I don't know if you guys remember that happening or not. >> Yeah, I think Kyle was >> um it's going to be a little bit >> I was turning to be a little different this time. So it'll follow a little different format. They're going to be here actually for a full week um so that all the high school students will have a chance to take part in their program and then they'll be doing some different things as far as like community outreach as a week goes on. Um so it'll be interesting to see how that whole thing plays out. They want they're trying to expand it a little bit and um have it go a little bit more in

026depth than just what a day can do. So it'll be interesting to see how that happens. And then just whenever the next curriculum committee meeting is set to happen, don't schedule one just for this. It's not that time-sensitive, but if there is one that's going to get scheduled, just keep in mind there's a couple things I'd like to run by the uh curriculum committee as far as potential changes to um some graduation requirements uh would be the primary thing and then also just some um different things that we're looking at when it comes to dual credit. So >> we should talk about that really. >> Anyway, so don't schedule one just for this, but when you do schedule one, add this on the list, please. >> Okay. >> Questions. >> Thank you. >> Oh, thank

027you very much. Thank you. Next. >> I love the Christmas sweater. >> She thinks it was ugly Christmas sweater and I wasn't going to change. So, um, just one thing I did I sent her two, but I would love to thank Kate Webb for stepping up for the middle school concert cuz she did not have to do that for the choir portion. So, a huge thank you cuz it would have been me. So, I'm very grateful for her. But, do you guys have any questions or anything? Anything about so far? >> How's the student of the month going? good actually because it's Yeah, I think it's great how they're doing it because they're like taking off the names and then all they're reading is about that student instead of who they are like with the

028name. So they get to read just about a kid and see all that they achieve and that's how they pick it. So I think it's really cool actually. >> Yeah, I love the idea. Who won the core three award? Does it not say on there? It says Rachel Mortonson was the winner, but then the whole paragraph is about Mrs. Gilkerson. >> Oh, sorry. I forgot to change that. >> So, Mrs. Gilkerson. >> No, it was Mrs. uh Mortonson. >> Okay. >> I didn't touch that. >> No, you're fine. You're good. >> Yeah, it was Mrs. Morson for this month or last month, I guess. I was actually who nominated her kept nominating her every month until they so that >> that's great. Want something really positive to come out of that. So, thank you. That's

029awesome. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Yeah. Thank you. Thanks for >> Good evening. um should have my report with you. A couple of things that have made some changes that and one that I forgot to include. Um we also had our first core three. Um McKenzie Benukim was the recipient of core 3. Yes, she was uh nominated by a fifth grader and u Miss Henley is working through her her classes with the the the counseling classes that she does with each grade level and teaching them how to do that and and so it will continue to build speed there. Um we have finalized the dates uh and the the times for the concerts um next week. Um kindergarten remained at 1:00, but we did move the one first through 3rd to 6:30 p.m. and

030the 4th and 5th to 7:30. Both of those will take place in the auditorium. Um Loring Colony has moved theirs. It is now Wednesday night uh the 17th at 6:30. So if any of you are able to join me going up to that would be really awesome. I do know that we're very busy that week and I have received a couple of responses already and I appreciate those responses. Um and as I will not be able to be in attendance of our elementary concerts as I will be in Great Falls doing my civic duty. >> It's your turn now. Yes, it is. Um, anything else? >> So, we have a plan. >> Yes, we have a plan. Okay. >> We have a plan. >> Okay. >> Everybody, >> we have executed a plan. You will

031be you will be doing this morning to tomorrow morning in our rehearsals. U Miss Lamb >> volunteered to take over. >> Had I been in town, I would have taken taken it because, you know, that's my expertise. Yeah, >> unfortunately the other option was to put it on Tuesday night and that wasn't going to work against basketball. So, >> um I'm just hoping there's organization. So, that's all I'm hoping. >> Yes. No. Um >> Okay. We're I I'm I'm helping behind the scenes as much as I can and this lamb and I are working on making sure everything is going to flow and >> just turn them loose. >> It'll sort itself out. >> Having done these a few times, I was it's been a stressful week for me. Let's just say that. I can't

032imagine what kind of stress for Miss Lamb and the rest of the staff has been with the changes are going on. Um things happen and we've got to support the best we can. Any other questions? >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Do you want to know Mr. Norby? Mr. Norby emailed his report. So I didn't make you guys copies. >> You'll have to go through it. >> It should be in your guys's email. I know. I just came today. >> Yeah. >> Fairly regular for me. >> Sadly, let's continue. >> Good evening everybody. Wanted to start out and um just thank you guys for not having me be here last month. I appreciate that because >> Thank you. >> Yeah, we did not want to hear when we were sick. get pretty worn

033down between state cross country and playoff football and all that stuff. So, um, thank you for that. But, um, this over this last month really what we've just been doing is prepping um for basketball season and getting everything ready. Uh, Terra Terra's been working really hard. Donna's been working really hard. Um, had Travis Rose and Fry come in today and they looked at our NFHS setup in the gym. They also balanced the speakers. So, um, that's something that's going on. We got the NFHS camera situation rolling at the old gym. It's not up yet to my knowledge, but, uh, Spencer Electric was in in there, supposed to be in there this morning. Um, I didn't make it over to the old gym this afternoon to check up on that. But all the equipment had been

034dropped off over there. everything that was relayed to me from Evans seems to be that um there's a plan in place and I'm still hoping that it's done before December 16th before that first basketball game uh wherever we'll be using that whole gym for our subarsity boys games. Uh we've scheduled sorry we've scheduled and then we've completed uh drug testing for winter athletes and um all went smooth there and then I just today received the MHSA proposals for the uh annual winter meeting that we'll have here in January um in Helena. So I'll be watching your guys's emails for that. I haven't even had a chance really yet to look them over, but there's probably going to be somewhere between 10 to 15 proposals um that I'll shoot out to you guys, but I'd like

035to get uh the approval on next um next board meetings agenda for ask, you know, I'm asking you guys to give me permission again to go vote for that um for our school. So, um, just be watching the email there, looking for what's coming new next school year as far as athletics. Are >> these emails coming from you? >> It will. Yeah. Well, yeah, it came from MHSA, too, Nate, but I'll forward it out to you, you guys. >> Um, last month I didn't have basketball numbers in yet. We're still waiting for some things to shake out a little bit. Now, it's looking like we have 20 high school girls, uh, 16 high school boys. So, boys were underneath the threshold of 20. So, they brought up some eighth graders. The basketball team is right

036at the threshold with some injuries. Um, at this time, they haven't brought one up. Any there is talks that maybe potentially they could um through the the appeal process. Um, but nothing has been set in motion yet as far as that goes. >> For the girls. Yeah. >> Um, middle school wrestling concluded. season went well. Thanks to coach French, uh, coach, uh, Hock, they did a great job. And then middle school basketball is concluded as well. So, thank you to all those coaches as well, Tyler, Brian, Coach, and Andrea. They did a great job this year. Um, as you see, I guess maybe if you can't see my agenda or my report, high school basketball games upcoming. Um starting off on Tuesday with H and then uh we have high school wrestling here tomorrow against

037Fairfield. Uh pending that we still come out with weather which I haven't been notified that they haven't so it's still a go. Um and then you'll notice if you do see it that there's two events that are crossed off the Louiswistown mixer and the CGI mixer. Those are crossed off um based on we scheduled 20 we scheduled 20 competitions for wrestling. um in preparation for MHSA to remove the role on maximum competitions. Uh we voted on it as athletic directors. It passed. It went to the executive board of the MHSA and then they shot it down. So we had to pull those off of our wrestling schedule to get to that 18 competition number. So that's why those ones are crossed out. Um and then you see the speech and drama um on there as

038well. And we have the mall meeting on Saturday. So, any questions for me? >> Did they have some reasoning as to why they didn't push it through after you guys? >> I did not. I think maybe it probably has to do with I would say fairness with other sports where 18's the cap for like basketball and volleyball as well. Um, and I think the rationale behind it which was explained to me, but I haven't reached out to MHSA directly to see their opinion on why they shut it down. >> That's helpful. Just curious. Um, any word? I'm sure you've asked this a h 100 times on the key fob situation for the the start right here. >> Yeah. Um, >> we're still waiting for the um date for the equipment to come in. >> Yeah.

039So, they understand it's been shipped, right? It's been shipped out to the the company that comes in and installs it. >> Where at in shipment? What state is it? Where did it come from? I don't know. I just know that we're waiting on it. And um as soon as it comes in, then they will schedule with us. So, you know, they keep pushing this along 2 weeks here, 2 weeks there. You know, I was hoping that it would be done. I know I talked to about 2 months ago hoping that it would be done before Christmas. Um I don't think that that's going to be likely. Um just judging the fact that we haven't heard back from them on received the equipment yet. So, um it's a pain in the butt. I know we did

040make some more copies for keys for coaches to use, but um otherwise right now we're kind of hindered unless we want to, you know, start cutting more cutting more keys and change the locks out, go that route. Um I think if we would have known that it would have taken this long back in August that we would have probably gone that route. Um but it's always been just, you know, month is coming, we put in the order. So I don't know. I really don't know how long that they're going to keep pushing it out, but I guess I'm going to try try to stay optimistic that soon and January hopefully. >> Yeah, >> that's a common question. So, I think that's just a good update. >> Y keep pushing on. >> Yeah, thank you. So,

041just so I understand, there's a company that does the key fob work, and it's a third party vendor that they've got the key parts, the parts from that we need, and it's the third party that's dragging their feet, not getting their stuff to the company who is now an out of state to be able to come. It's a supply chain. >> Yeah. It was like Honeywell got bought out by somebody or something and they can't get the equipment, the right equipment. So, but yeah, it's it's the company that's installing it is ordering it from somebody else and they can't get it from a supplier. >> Yeah. And so we're getting a running mile from the company that actually has the key fob as to when they'll actually be able to run. >> They can't do

042anything until the supplier gets it to them. So they're saying, you know, what the supplier is telling them probably and um it just keeps kicking it down. >> And there's I mean they have to service their own equipment. We don't have an option of anyone else coming in and doing it. Correct. >> Here in Malta with that systems or a system like that, no. in the state of Montana. I think that there's only I mean I think they kind of got a little bit of also a corner on the market with it because for one I mean they have all the it's integrated with like the high school use and all of our fob systems. So we can activate old gym fobs from the high school or the elementary or wherever. But if we went

043a different round I think then then they probably wouldn't talk to each other. So then it' be another which I'm not opposed to really if it's if it comes down to that. Um, I know that that's probably not something that everyone would probably want to do or or have because it's, you know, it's not consistent. Why would we have one place on a different system than everywhere else on another? But, um, I don't know. I guess >> you're trying. You're doing your best. It's not Nory's fault. I just want to throw that out there to everybody. >> It's not. But it's a good topic to bring up though because I think if if all of our systems or all our doors are on this key fob, I'm a little concerned that if this were to

044happen to a different building, should we be looking at researching a different company or different? >> But I guess that was probably not my call, but I I would say yes. I mean, last time they came in, didn't it take years for them to they didn't finish the job? Maybe. >> Yeah. It wasn't the fastest process to do that, but the system isn't that old. So to go through and try to replace it now with another company that's no guarantee to be any better than what we have >> is costly. >> I don't know if there's really a benefit to that. >> I don't know. I would like to maybe get a little information on that though to that point. If there's different companies who else does everybody use for schools across the state what

045are the cost to your point would it be expensive and what kind of a cost are we looking at? Is there other companies that make it more reliable or is there a better upto-date function that we have that would be a different option? Maybe don't >> understand it's not the key fobs themselves nor the reader that's the problem. It's the control box that's on the inside of the old gym >> that went out for whatever reason as they tend to do sometimes. So, I don't think it's necessarily the parts of the equipment's bad. I think it just >> and they did try to they did try to remote fix it and reset it and do all those things and >> Yeah. So, >> they sound like it's a pretty common problem. Should this be something

046we order extra parts for to keep on hand then? >> That would probably be a question for >> Okay. I find that you probably order extra parts, but you can't install them and someone has to come to do it. It's not like you're swapping out hard drives on a computer or anything like that. So, I don't care. I would just be curious because this is, you know, like you said, a bigger issue. I'd like to see what else we could do. I guess I can also look into it, see what else we have for options cuz it is quite a pain or if it is cheaper to get a bunch of keys made, but then it's a pain in the butt to try and get those all back. There's a reason I think you don't

047get them all back. So, I totally understand why. >> So, that's what I mean. But then we'd have to be changing the locks out and it's liability issues. I really think there ought to be >> other kind of options rather than not being able to use that gym for four or five months at a time. So yeah, I appreciate >> they have it's been pretty darn full still. I feel like >> I think our coaches have tried to do a good job at getting kids in there whenever possible. I think it's the community that's upset. They don't have access to it and I understand why they're upset because you get used to something for so long and then you take it away. >> Um it could be frustrating. Yeah. >> Oh, absolutely. >> Frustrating. >>

048Absolutely. We're lucky enough we have other gyms too in our community though. >> Thank you. >> Yes. Thank you for the information. >> Thank you. >> Um I'm going to backtrack for a second. Sorry, Mr. Ble. Um you're done, Norby. Thank you. Concessions. How are concessions going? Are you needing groups to work concessions? Are you feeling like you're finding groups to fill those? >> Um >> or both of you, I guess. I don't know if you >> I think we're pretty good well for basketball. >> Yeah. >> Anything that was scheduled, you know, on the original schedule is completely covered. Right now, we're looking to pick up uh a Turner game that was just added. Um >> I think the two ladies that are running the program for us right now are doing a very

049good job. Um I really appreciate the work that they did during the fall. They were very >> They did what? They did very good job. Yeah, they were very coordinated and good communication and things like that. We have the same struggles with concessions that we always have, >> which is that we have fewer and fewer kids that are able to work concessions because the ones that would be likely to work in the first place are also the ones that are playing or in the band or whichever. And so that's a struggle to get different groups to do it. Um, but that's just the way it goes. I think there's some times where it's okay to not have concessions. Um, personally myself, I may be in the minority on that, but I don't think you have

050to have concessions at every single event that you hold, but >> I just wondered if we were getting them. >> I think we're pretty well set for the for basketball season. Yeah, we are. >> Okay, good. And then, sorry, Mr. um and Mr. BS. So, baseboards did not get done. Are we getting to a point where do we really think they're going to get done over winter break or should we talk to arts? I mean, the plan was to get it done over Thanksgiving break and it didn't happen. So, I'm just kind of >> The plan is over Christmas break. We'll see what happens. >> Okay. All right. Time up. >> Okay. Well, I was hoping we had been talking had it early so we get it back and then he gets lost in the

051cloud or I apologize for that that he just showed up. But um as you can see most of it's just on services that we've done on a lot of vehicles is what's highlighted is been kind of one of those things where still have a few left to do that I'm going to push off probably till over Christmas break because they're close to the mileage but they're not quite there. Here's why I'm going to hold off just cuz they're not not cheap to do anymore when you're putting 12 gallons of oil. You know, that's about $200 some dollars worth of oil. So, we'll push it out. Um, and you see the notes that just little things like um did schedule the drivers for their training, their required training, got them on the thing. I'm just now

052it's up to them to get on and do their workshops as as they come available. And then the report is generated through it's through Montana safe schools is what it's true but um I wish they would have changed their training because it's exactly the same training as the year before. So it kind of might get a little boring for them but >> there's not a lot of options out there um cuz nobody's doing any no inerson training like some of some of them like to do. So, um not in your notes, but we are now rolling into our winter um activities bus schedule um which is a little bit different than most years because of the moving of the junior high boys basketball and everything's in the fall. Also, we have less trips for this

053session as we normally do in a normal year, which will be maybe a little bit easier for everything and for keeping stuff running because this is usually when stuff goes wrong is running when it's 20 below or when it's snow and which we've already had cold and snow on the first weekend of our winter trips. So, um, also coming up over Christmas break, I'll be scheduling our second quarter, um, route bus inspections with the highway patrol to get that done so that we can meet that requirement for the OPI. So, um, another thing, we're on his his schedule. So, hopefully um what the date those are due January something, right, Heather? >> I'm sorry. Yeah, >> for the for the second quarter bus inspections >> the 31st of January. >> Okay. So, >> yeah. So,

054we've got to get those scheduled. >> I'm hoping they're sooner than later. So, other than that, most everything else is going to be on later for the discussion that So, any questions? >> Thank you. >> Feeling good about it. I'm going to die. >> Thanks. Okay, now it's my turn. Um, so I have scheduled the Excel workshop uh with Bearpaw for the 20th of February from 9 to 11 here at the high school. So I'll start advertising that as we get closer. We've also scheduled a second grant writing workshop with Garpaw on um March 6th again here at the high school. So I'll start advertising those as we get closer to them. Something that I don't have on my report but that I included in your packet is on tomorrow the 11th the um election

055opens up for the two uh trustee positions that we have available and the declaration of in of intent and o of candidacy uh applications are due by February 9th. So this is a much more compacted window. It used to be like end of March, now it's February 9th. So, I included this because I would really like for you guys to be proactive. If um if there's someone out in the community that you feel like would be a good fit for the board, then make sure that you get this into their hands and ask them to run. So, when was it due again? February 9th. I put a a posting in the newspaper and I have um ads ready to go up on Facebook tomorrow. So, >> and it starts >> tomorrow. >> The window opens

056tomorrow. >> The 11th. Okay. >> Uh financially, we're we're doing well. Uh year-over-year, we're basically uh neck and neck with what we were doing last year. just you know different months different different things but um I'm not seeing anything major a major difference. We um have received we received our of course our first big round of property taxes uh in November and there's still quite a bit left out there. Um, I don't know. It It felt like we kind of got notices late or something and so there's still some money left out there for us to be collecting. So, I'll be waiting for that to be coming in and then the county will distribute. So, Darlene will do her distribution for um retirement after she gets all of her numbers in. So, we haven't received

057that yet either. On a cash uh balance basis, we're um the general fund is at $147,490. So, we're uh doing okay there. Uh everything else is looking really good and all of our investments are are looking okay. So, do you guys have any questions at all on the uh any of the finance stuff that I sent over to you? >> No, I think so. Thank you for that. Okay, that looks so good. >> And then we did receive back what's or we've now been approved by OPI what's called our ESSR uh report. Don't ask me what ESSR stands for. Essentially, it's our per pupil expenditure. Uh so this is part of what I enter into the OPI state system as part of the TFS and then they do whatever it is that they do and

058they get this back to us. So, I have included that in your packet. Um, what our per pupil expenditure is. Um, I did want to let you guys know that Evan has gotten a staff computer um, installed in the middle school high school lounge. So, this is a staff computer for all of our staff to use if they don't have a computer at home, which resolves the issue of employees not being able to access the employee portal if they wanted to to look at their payubs electronically and receive their W2s electronically. Uh because we did have some employees who don't have computers here at school who aren't teachers or Paris, right? So, our custodians and our kitchen staff don't have their own computers here and may or may not have computers at home where they

059could access uh that information. So, now um they've got we have that installed up here and there's going to be another one going in at the elementary school and Evan is giving everybody a Google login. So, there's so we've kind of removed that barrier for people having access to that information. So like the bus drivers, they would come in and use those. >> Yep. If they want to. >> Yep. And that's available for their training as well. So we um we I put a little notice in all of the boxes of those um people and just letting them know that the staff computer was now available for them to use. So I wanted to thank Evan for um getting that taken care of. >> Thank you. and the union. Um, we did have a a

060review of what's called the bridged health insurance, which is the state trust. Um, that was two years ago. The state put through legislation to set aside $40 million to uh get a health insurance trust stood up for public schools. And they've been working on that for the last two years. They sent out their proposals um to all of the well I don't know that everybody's gotten them yet to be honest but we got ours um and then we had a meeting that um we brought Alliant in who is our broker to kind of walk us all through what the proposal meant and what bridged was all about. The problem is is that it continues to be in flux. They're they're changing things that they said to us prior to our union meeting. They've now gone

061back on and said, "Oh, that's not the what the statute really says. It says this instead." And so Mr. Rebukes did send an email to the um union just asking them to review the latest information and does that change their stance on um going into the bridged insurance or not? From our perspective, two of our plans had a 12% reduction and two of our plans had a 4% reduction for the first year and I believe the cap is 8% year-over-year. So, the increase would be if if we got an increase, the increase would be capped at 8%. Um, year-over-year. There's all kinds of other things that are really over my head, and thank God we have a a broker to help us navigate this, but as of right now, the union has voted not to

062join Bridged. And I'll just add to that many uh on the east side of the state, many school districts uh voted against it, but in the latest email chain that we've been looking at, many of them are now jumping down to work. So >> they're they're reconsidering it. And the real reason and I'll tell you why what it was is that they had originally said that per the statute the runout cost. So what that means is at so for example when we switched insurance this year there's still claims on the old insurance right that are still being processed for months like I'm still getting explanation of benefits from our old insurance company and those are called runout costs and they're supposed to the company still pays them the old insurance company is still processing assessing

063those and paying those well they had said that with the bridged the school district would be responsible for the runout costs which would be a lot of money. So if we we did a fiveyear, you're required to do a 5-year commitment and then at the end of 5 years we said we want out we the school district would have had to come up for the money for the runout costs and so everybody was like you know break point that they renamed >> and then so they just came back and said oh we've re-examined this we've re-examined the statute and you don't yeah it's a box elder um you don't have to the districts would not have to pay the runout costs if they chose to pull out of bridged at the end of the 5-year

064agreement. Um which has changed the mind of several school districts because that was a major stumbling block and was one of the major reasons that our union also chose not to join. So, we've asked them to look at it again >> and they still said no, though. >> They have not said anything. >> Oh, they have not said anything. >> This just came out. >> Okay. Yeah, this just came out on Monday. Yeah. >> A deadline to answer or >> Well, that deadline keeps getting extended again because they've been late getting proposals to school districts and because they keep kind of changing the goalpost, so to speak, you know. So I >> the last that I heard was December 31st >> and I don't think that's changed >> to my knowledge tomorrow. >> Yeah. Okay.

065Um, I mean I think the the final thing that that is our concern is it was our understanding I think this is the understanding of a lot of other school districts that when you go in as a pool everybody it's like a single group. Now you have 10,000 people that you're negotiating insurance for. The way that they've structured it is they just took our insurance rates that we're paying now and they've either reduced them or increased them based upon historical information that they were provided by the school districts or by the brokers. And so then they said if you have a bad year we're going to increase your rates. And a bad year means that if you have more claims than what you've paid into the fund, right? If you have a good year, we're

066going to give you a rebate. And it's kind of like, but wait a minute. If we're negotiating as a as a group of 10,000 people, why is everybody paying different rates? It didn't doesn't make a lot of sense, right? It should be everybody pays the same rate. That means I might get an increase, but you might get a decrease because we're trying to level off this thing that we've been having, right? >> So, but apparently that's not the case. >> The pros of having a huge group like that, >> right? But >> So, is this something that you guys can decide to join next year? >> Yes. But of course there are they have to have so much so many school districts and so many employees participating to activate the trust. >> So they're kind

067of like well sure you could wait till next year but the trust might not get activated this year if you don't participate. So it's yeah I don't know pressure anyway. Yeah there's a lot of there's a lot of different pressures going on. So um and then the let's see the final thing that I did want to talk to you guys about is um I am in the process of exploring how we can build Medicaid for services that we offer um at the school. So, one-on-one PAR services, psychology evaluation, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. And we do have a meeting on Friday with DPHHS and oh gosh, maybe it's just two people from DPHHS. Um, no, but I think it's someone from the state as well where they're we're going to talk about this and how

068it would work, what it would mean, like what do I have to do? How do we track it? How do we put in for it? What are we doing right now? >> We're paying for whatever. >> Yeah. Yeah. and someone brought to our attention that this might be that we were leaving money on the table, so to speak. And so, um, I don't want to do that. I want to explore every opportunity for us to to get whatever funding we need, especially because these costs just keep increasing year-over-year >> and these are required services we have to. >> Yeah. because we I mean we >> we do IPS and and there's decisions are made about what services are need to be provided to um >> yeah so we'll see what happens >> but we're exploring

069it >> those are huge expenses that we get with just one teachers >> yeah oneonone pairs are you know and obviously we get IDA funds which are federal funds and we also get funds from the state so you have to be kind of careful because you you have to keep spending as much money um from our funding as we have been or we're going to get in trouble with the state. So, so it is a little bit of a balance, right? So, we have to make sure that all the formulas are correct and we're uh I'm assuming we have other schools that do this. >> Yes. So, I do have a contact um from a school in Mile City once we have the meeting on Friday. Um, I'll probably talk with her to get like

070more one-on-one about how do you do this, >> right? >> How do you track it? How do you do? Yeah. >> I'm glad you've got someone that you can ask question. So, that's great. >> Yep. >> Awesome. Thank you for sharing that. >> Thank you. >> So, sorry. I know that was really long. >> No, yeah. Sorry. Sorry about that, Kyle. >> There's not mine. >> It's like insurance play. All right. Uh my administrative meeting just a couple of things that um that they have in their their hands now. Um I have been working on the two calendar examples. Um Mr. Ble has been checking my map. I got to work on that a little bit. Um, but anyway, our our administrators have that so they kind of have an idea and I'm bouncing ideas

071off of there and getting their feedback before I would send it to the union so that they can get a vote or a chance to choose which one they would prefer. Um, the strategic plan, which I've already mentioned, they all have that. Um, so that'll be on our agenda when we meet again here in January and and start deciding who's doing what and when. So, Um, we also have some guests that will be with joining us. Uh, Miss Pakovic and Mr. Rap. Um, they're going to be talking about sex tortion. It's an online um bullying thing that they're they've been visiting with us. They're just going to come and visit talk with the administrators about that. Um, so that there's lots lots of work to be done at the next administrator's meeting. So, um, toolkat

072sock continues. Um, we apparently the boom on our tool cat is bent or something. Um, to fix it with brand new parts, you're looking at $5,500. Um, labor for that would be in the realm of a,000. Um, they were still in the process of searching for used parts. Um, I talked to Garrett today. if it's something that we want to just bring back and utilize here. The the problem is where would we park it cuz it's in the way now the one that we have is in the way now. So I guess I need direction as to what we want to do. I don't know if you want to spend another six or seven grand to fix it. >> We ever discuss with them how in the heck that got bent because they never once

073told us that it was when they give us the eval. And and when I talked to Garrett today, he said that when they came to pick it up, Bruce was mowing with it. So >> So I feel like I don't know. I don't know. I haven't been dealing with it, but that >> I They don't need our money. >> I don't know. Can we? >> As I mentioned before to some people, I don't remember who I talked to, but we have the pusher. We have the room. Um, so ideally in my mind, you know, one tool cat can push snow and the other one can be the groom and >> but we have to fix it. >> So, do we I don't know like is this something do we contact them through even legally we

074brought this to you and this is what you told us needed fixed. This was never mentioned that this was on you guys. It happened on your property. You fix it and we'll just take it back. Or they're just going to ask you if you bent it and sent it to us. >> But I but I mean well and they let it leave the property, right? That and that guy brought it back and then it was bent. >> So that's why I'm having a hard time. >> I mean it's our word against theirs. >> Yes. >> And I would think that they have some kind of return policy on the stuff that they let people try too. Insurance to cover those kind of incidences. I would assume like most equipment do large equipment companies, you know,

075if you take something and you screw it up, there's going to be an insurance plan there on their part. I would assume to that point. Um, I think the rate is over, but that's just me. I don't think I'm in favor of paying them to be fixing anything just yet, especially when they've had it in their possession for so long and they were the ones that initially went through and gave an estimate to get fixed and what it was worth for about to begin with. now if they feel like there's a new evaluation or what it's worth now as it sits versus what it's worth when it's fixed. I'd be curious to see what they've got insurance purposes like Katie said there. They have to have had things in place with some sort of a

076policy and then that would come under them as a rep because they are making money off of this sale. Mhm. That would be my thought getting some more information in that before we move forward and do anything else where we're not necessarily needing it and we don't have the storage space at the moment. >> I think if we can use it that'd be great, but it just it's very irritating that >> they were using it when it left here and it was all fine and then now that >> I'd rather the money off of it. >> Um Garrett Garrett wants it back. >> He he said he would use it. I don't know if they want us back, but you know, it could be used, but just where would we put it? Just cuz we

077can't we have issues with where we store ours now. So, >> I I guess you've been the one talking to them. What are how do you feel on them? Has there been much discussion on how it was bent or what? >> No. >> Oh, it's >> I just feel like they know we're just a school and they're just trying to >> get us to pay for it and fix it and then they just I don't know. So, you want me to go? >> That's just my opinion, not all of ours. >> That's what I'm hearing. >> I I would just talk to them and make sure that see if they can fix it. >> It was in their possession when it got banned. >> Okay. Um, next item is uh Mr. Ble had a group

078of community members come in uh to talk about entrepreneur class um that he is working on right now where and Mr. Bluff, please chime in if you can. Uh but basically community people would come in and teach a portion of this course to our students. Um I I think this is another prime example of how our strategic plan is working with the community to to um offer some cool stuff for our kids. So anything you want to add to that? >> No, it's a work in progress. >> Not quite working up being quite All right. Well, here we go. Something we're looking into. >> We're working on it. >> It's a work in progress. >> Um, >> cat's on the bed. >> Let's see. Uh, we talked about the strategic plan already. Um, voices the

079radio um, voices of Montana. Sorry. Uh, radio thing. He didn't get in. He's pretty upset about it. Um but uh Shaylee Simon's multimedia class um is working with the radio station. Again, as I said on the radio, it's kind of a blessing of being in a small town and having these opportunities where kids can actually go and do real they could potentially do for a career. Um that's kind of the driving force behind our strategic plan. So this is us witnessing it in real time. um uh title one funds which I don't know if you got your money today. Did you check? You were busy. >> I >> we had uh some No, it wasn't title one. >> Was it title one or? >> Yeah, it was title one. >> Yeah. So, our title one

080funds weren't coming in uh when we were expecting them, but we did eventually find out that we were supposed to get a payment today uh and then in January 10th, but just so you know, that that was short and we're just waiting for non OPI to approve them, I think, is where we're at, right? >> Yeah. uh the easement uh for over at the bus barn that is in our attorney's hands. It's been notorized. Um the um official copy has been sent to them to file. So that'll be coming full year in the near future. Uh just a plug for my latest mastermind. Board members are welcome. Um how do you work with complicated people? That's uh the one we're the book we're reading currently right now. And then uh I talked to Garrett uh

081this week there is uh no what was last week uh the boilers here at the high school um are kind of on their last leg. Uh but a pump uh in boiler number two went down and it's leaking. Uh no longer make parts for these boilers and they no longer produce this particular pump. So he has to find a different pump. Um so a new car pump has been ordered. that's $4,600. Uh, but there's going to be a reduction in the size of the pipe, so there's going to be some plumbing work that will need to be done. Um, in addition to that, uh, elementary school leak. So, we had a leak under a sink uh that we needed to isolate and we didn't know the exact valve to push. So, we shut off the

082water uh for the entire building until it got fixed. And then when we figured out what valve we could do, we turned the power back on or the power the water back on uh at the main and that's the handle broke and we could not revive the water for the school day. So that is why we had no school cuz the entire building was waterless. Um and then in the near future we need to do a personnel committee hopefully when we get u a community meeting for that probably first week in January possibly. So just to talk about future positions and things. Thank you. I think we talk about some of the garden and things like that. So that is my report. Any questions? I need to be finding a golden goose that lays golden

083eggs. My stuff's been breaking. >> I thought Heather had a door of money. >> Yeah. Yeah. Got another grade school on our hands. >> So, >> all right. Apologize. >> All right. So, the policies that um you were received from Heather here recently um are the updated um ones that we did the first reading on. This is the second reading. So, as of tonight, you would approve them. Um we made all the changes to them. So everything that we discussed >> everything from the first meeting. Yep. So these would all be as we spoke of last time to approve them. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, you just need a motion. Is that what you said? >> Does anybody have any questions or we're good? >> No. Nothing new was added. >> She said no. I

084make a motion to approve the policies. >> Motion from Jessica. Second. >> Second. >> A second from Katie. >> Katie Marcus. I think got it. >> Any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Approve. 256 contracts. >> All right, we only have two items on here. Um, both volunteers, assistant speech coach James Howland and assistant high school basketball or not assistant, high school basketball volunteer coach uh RJ Tomson. Those are the only two we have. >> Or you did you say for girls or boys? Sorry, I can't find my page and my computer's slick. >> Make a motion to approve the list. >> A motion from Jessica. Do we have a second? >> Second down. Any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor

085say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Establishing elementary school advisory committee. All right. So uh as we have already approved the proposal from McKin Street, we want to make sure that we have uh community involvement. So we need to do an advisory committee. Uh we're looking to have about 12 people in various uh aspects of the committee. Obviously, we need our two committee members, myself, um but then we want to choose some uh you know, parents, community members, um up to 12. So, do you want >> So, how is this going to be how are you going to pick these committee members? >> I don't know. you guys. So, according to this, the members would be chosen by the building committee and the superintendent. >> I feel I I think

086it's a great idea. I just um committees are hard because then everything's taken out of the open still. Even if it's a big committee, it's still taken out of >> the committee meetings are open to I know I I know. But like for instance, not we can't be there. You know what I mean? It's um I think I think it's a good idea. It's just with caution. I just um committees are hard sometimes because it it's not it doesn't feel as open. Um and this is a really really really big decision to be made. Um and I just would like all of us to be a part of even how the advisory and who is chosen. So, we had a lot of discussion in this in our building committee. >> Exactly. >> So, yeah, this

087is where we landed with this because we can't have too many people or nothing ever gets done. It's kind of what we discussed. We can't have too few either. And the idea is to have as many people from the community, from our school, able to do the research and be able to get good information and not waste everybody's time and be able to report back so that then we can all be in the loop. It's not that we're cutting out the board members because I know that Angel and I both expressed this fact that we different times maybe we want to be in there to listen to them but the idea is that we are having good individuals that have a variety of different perspectives to do the homework, do the research and then come

088back and get it from us. Like I said, it is open, but um we do need to have some organization >> in these meetings so that we can hopefully move forward in a timely fashion because we do need to, as we talked about tonight, have something figured out. >> Um this was the best we could come up with. Um I think it would be very valuable. It will just take us as a board being willing to relinquish some of that information and trust that the people that we do have on it will do a good job, which I think they will, and then we'll report back to the rest of us to be able to then use that information to make voting decisions. >> Um, I guess how are you going about like who's going

089to win your committee though is what I would like to know. Like who who's and why are you picking? So, the suggestions that we came up with and we kind of discussed it earlier up in the building portion of it um of the idea of trying to scroll back up so we can I can name them for you, but it was like two business people, two parents, um two teachers, >> right? I saw that. The reason we thought that was because if you have two business members in the community, you might have like an electrical person um that maybe has already turned down jobs at the elementary school for one reason or another. So, but not only that, but they may also have kids that go to the elementary school. So, we're getting a good

090variety. We didn't just want to say 12 people period. We want to have to pick certain people from the community. And then maybe that's a bad way to word that. people that have certain skills that we could use for their thoughts in that committee, if that makes sense. It does. I'm just And I'm not I'm not This is going to come out the wrong way because I'm really bad at words. >> I just think we have to be very careful who we're picking. I know how you're going to pick it. Um because we can't it's going to look like no matter how you do it that you're picking people that are going to go with whatever agenda someone would like, you know? So I think that's why I think the people that we're choosing kind

091of needs to be an open discussion. It can't I don't think it should be in another committee and just everything with this school has been pushed to committee pushed to committee and I think this needs to be a very very very open discussion to begin with. >> You're going to need to create this committee in order to have those public meetings. >> Yes. Okay. >> So I agree. >> They can't just be an agenda item. >> Yeah. I mean these are going to be public meetings whatever direction the district goes. >> Yes. >> Okay. So you have to trust your committee members myself to choose people appropriately. >> Yes. That's why I was just asking how you're going I know you're going to pick two of each and just how are you going to put

092it out there? Are people going to volunteer? Are you are you picking someone? How is it going to be how are they going to be picked? It was sort of discussed as having, correct me if I'm wrong, sort of a nomination within our building committee. So like we throw around some ideas, you know, much like you do if you're going to try and talk someone into taking over the school board, you know, of trying to run for school board, >> you know, you you throw some ideas out on the table of some people that maybe you could contact that might be willing to do it. And then you have those sit down discussions with those individuals to see if they're even interested in it. But again, that's those nominations are only coming from your building

093committee. There's people outside. I just want to make sure that this is very open-minded and it's not just people close to the school. >> So my question to you is I get what you're saying as we have that same discussion. >> How would you suggest that we find or make it fair then for different individuals? >> That's what I'm asking. If you guys had a plan on how to do that, is that something you would do you put it out to the public? Do you do you come back and this is a list of people? You know, like I'm just asking you guys how you decided other than just, hey, I have a cousin here and a cousin here. They fit my agenda. This is who I want on the committee. >> We talked about

094all of the businesses that were in town that we knew were have done it or just were businesses in town that we thought one might be willing to do it and two would be good individuals that have that background, maybe past board members. Right. >> Um I think again much like the other ones that we would meet in our building committee, talk about it within that committee about these options of people that we think might work well in it. Then we could go with approaching those individuals to see if they even be interested in it. >> Okay? >> And then if they were, then we could form that committee, which and I believe once we had that, then we'd come back and we'd have to have it voted upon those individuals to be on the

095committee. Or can we just set that? >> That's not the way that I have it set up on the action item. >> Okay. >> But what what I did want to say is what I'm hearing you say, Katie, correct me if I'm wrong, is that you would want some sort of list brought before the full board and the full board weigh in on those individuals before >> or even just hey like maybe maybe a final vote for the whole board before it is. So come with a list and say >> look at the list. Do you do you agree? >> Yeah. Or Yeah. Or Yeah. And this is how we went about it. Like just be very transparent in all of this. And I don't mean just for me. I mean for everybody >> is

096what >> Yeah. And again like I said again what you're saying and if that's the way you would like it to be worded rather than the building committee and the admin coming together and coming up with this committee kind of like how we did with our strategic planning committee. We did not vote on it. We trusted that people that were willing to be a part of it cuz we didn't advertise that either. Right. >> No. And I would in my mind that's almost as important if not more important because it they the two encompass the same >> the strategic planning committee. >> We didn't do that that way either. And that's kind of why we also looked at doing it this way. Yes. Um, if you would feel more comfortable with coming up with these

097names, we can maybe change that a little bit that once we come up with them and we have the okay from them of bringing that list to the board to approve so that if there is someone, you know, on there that somebody would but to your point earlier, I don't know that there's ever going to be a complete list that everybody's going to be happy with, >> right? And diversity is a good thing. We need diversity. The idea behind it was to get as much input from the community and everyone else as possible and this was the best way that we could come about it. We just knew we had to limit it because we can't leave it open >> or a craft show. >> It's just yeah it's just a very and up until

098this point everything that comes to discussion keeps getting pushed back to a committee and it should be getting discussed out in the open first as well. Um, so I just this is a very big discussion or big decision that comes back on us at the end. >> Well, I think it's important that you understand that you have to have this assessment come back first. >> Yes, I agree. But this is on the agenda is why we're discussing this part. >> You just approve the the assessment. So when the assessment comes back, these would be the people that would look at the assessment and make judgments on that. >> Yes. >> So >> but they won't be making any decisions. No. So this is not a decision. >> It's just a larger committee. >> It's a

099it's a small Well, it's actually a committee a diverse a more diverse committee than this board. Right. >> And with expertise in particular areas that would then be able to go out and validate research. um they are they're going to have contacts within, you know, other communities that they might be able to tap to uh find out additional information. Like they're going to be doing the leg work >> of all of the research and then they bring that back to the board and they say, "Here's what we found." >> Yeah. >> And here's here's what we think, but it's your decision. >> I know. I know. I know. I'm not worried about having the power. It's It was just the communication thing. I just want to make sure that it's still everything is still going

100to be >> Yes. very open. >> Yep. And to your point though, whether it goes to building committee or the transportation committee, that's why we take good notes in those committee and they're still open to the public. So, >> by the way, >> right, they are. And and again, if we get it out on the website, too, it's just one more avenue that the public gets the opportunity to see what exactly we discuss in those meetings. We're not hiding anything. It's just so that then at our board meetings, >> we can come ready to try and get as much business done as possible to make all of our times in my mind as valuable. >> Yeah. No, I know. I know why we do that. I just Yeah. I just had to We haven't discussed

101any of this out openly and I just had to >> and so I don't think that we're shoving, you know what I mean? Well, the hope is then this will maybe alleviate that. But I get your concern. >> Okay. >> We had a lot of discussion on the committee a lot on what we thought would be best to keep it as open as possible and that's just kind of what we came up with suggestions. >> No, that's great. Thank you. >> So, what do we need a motion? >> Yeah. So, I think it's important when you guys make the motion that you um you say who's going to um put the committee bring forward committee names. Who's going if if you're going to give the board uh or the building committee and the superintendent the

102authority to form this committee or if you're going to give them the authority to research names and bring them to the board for approval. Right? So that's number one. Then number two is um that you're going to make sure that in the motion that the committee has the authority to ask questions, explore options, and give recommendations. You don't give them any other authority. Does that make sense? >> You want that wording there. >> That would be need to be in the motion, I would say. So it's in it's up here. It's ask questions, explore options, and give recommendations. I can do it first. >> So that's the that's the authority that you're would be giving to this particular >> Yeah. But like there's nothing on my >> All right. Well, I'm going to make a

103motion. If you don't agree with it, you can vote against it. >> Yes. >> All right. I make a motion >> for I can't I have my screen. The purpose of this committee is going well the members will be chosen by the building committee and the superintendent. They will bring a list forward to the board to approve. This committee will have the authority to ask questions, explore options, and give their recommendations to the board of the trustees. >> I have a motion from Jessica. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Have a second from Katie Brown. Any discussion? How long, remind me, was it going to be before Mcken Street could start doing work on? >> Uh, as soon as we sign it, then they would gather, they would get their team. >> They

104would start getting it. It was pretty much right away. >> And I don't know how long it takes to mobilize engineers and I would think that this assessment is going to take probably 3 to four months. Like I would say by the end of the school year. >> Yeah. And the only reason I was asking that was to make sure that we had time then to if we need to have names to bring them back to be approved that we have time then to do that at a board meeting without holding up the process. >> I think if you guys start working if we have another building committee meeting you guys start >> and then yeah within the next 3 months >> because it's also time to find these individuals that we feel like are

105>> worthy and will be. So >> yeah, >> I'm sorry. Who gave a second? >> Katie Brown. >> Thank you. >> Any more discussion? >> I think I'm done. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed say I >> Katie, did you vote? >> She did. >> Okay. >> Katie Brown. 94 >> school vehicles. >> All right. So, uh contracts with school groups and clubs. Um example was FFA for detailing of vehicles. Uh each quarter $100 would be paid to their club. uh new driver uh edit vehicle that we're pondering and then a new E-Class bus which is our expedition. I just want to say suburban. >> All right, first things first. Why are we approaching FFA first? Did they come to us? >> Historically, that's who has done it.

106>> 95. Thank you. >> Okay. So, historically they used to do this. So that's why we're asking >> when Christina Murphy was the act teacher FFA did this and so it was >> probably the only club large enough to have everything. >> And when we say detail we pretty much just need clean >> wash it vacuum it wipe it down clean >> really. >> Okay. So we'll buy all the supplies and pay them the $100 to do this each quarter. >> Yep. And that's the van and the two traverses for three vehicles. >> But um have you or were you going to make the check off list? You were going to make a check off list for every driver. >> We have that. We have that. >> Yeah. But the problem is is that they're

107all coming back to us and saying, "Well, it was dirty when I picked it up." >> And so what I want to do is I want to get it clean. >> And then we'll start. And we're also building a cleaning bucket because that's the other thing that we've heard is that well we didn't know where anything was for us to wipe it down or anything like that. So now in the teachers lounge I'm going to have a bucket that has wipes, trash bags, a little rechargeable handheld vacuum thing. So when you bring the car back, >> There's no excuses. I'm taking away every excuse. legally. >> Okay. So, just right now the employees are not cleaning the vehicles when they bring them back. >> Okay. So, we have to figure out a different solution. >>

108Yeah. And and of course washing them, you know, like with a pressure washer and all that kind of stuff, right? Like I can see I'm not going to do that. >> No. Um, and I can see us paying some kids or something to to take care of that for us. But at least it's we know that it's going to be pressure washed once a quarter. And if it gets really bad, I don't know, we're splashing through the mud or something, we can call Riley and say, "Hey, we've got one that looks pretty bad. Can you guys do it ad hoc?" And >> where does this money come from? general >> cuz they're school cars. So, we couldn't use it out of transportation. >> And Heather, where were those is that attached at the bottom? Those

109numbers of the the number the mileage on the cars. >> It was attached to the back. Yeah. Uh second page. >> Oh, there it is. So, I do kind of want to be more specific on this. It does say to detail the school vehicles each quarter for $100. That means just the van and the two expeditions or that means >> the van and the two traverses. >> Okay. >> Because the bus drivers take care of the buses. >> And is that $100 flat or per vehicle? >> That's what I'm saying. >> Flat. So, they have to whether they do just the van or all three vehicles, they're only getting $100. >> I want them to do all three vehicles every time. >> Every time. Okay. >> All three vehicles for $100. Okay. >> Yep. >>

110When is it starting? >> I'd like for it to start now. >> When they come back. Yeah. You know, Riley's talking to the her kids right now. >> Okay. So when they make a decision >> and so if they come back and they say we don't want to do it, then we're going to have to open it up to see if there's someone else who wants to do it. >> Okay. >> But they have a shop and they have, you know, >> Yeah. >> a place to bring it in. >> Okay. >> And we'll make sure that they have a pressure washer and a shop back and whatever it is that they need to get it done. So it's 400 bucks for the whole year for those three vehicles to clean. >> Probably closer to

111three, right? Because there's really only three quarters that were in school. >> Okay. For three vehicles and every time they leave and come back, they'll have to be detailed with that amount. >> no. Just >> So they're being detailed once once >> and then for that course when they come when they come back, >> it's supposed to be whoever took the vehicle. Make sure that we'll keep up >> the garbage is cleaned out. You vacuum up any crumbs. You wipe down any messes. You know, whatever. >> Just hard right now cuz it wasn't clean to begin with. >> Yep. Got it. >> So, everybody says yes. >> Okay. Got it. >> All right. Next thing was the parent. >> So, we have been saving up um driver's ed funds if you guys um back on

112our cash balances, right? Um we have uh just going to pull it back up again because if I can find the right stack of papers here. Sorry. So, we have about $27,000 in um driver's ed cash and we have about I want to say oh gosh, I hate to say stuff off the top of my head. Um here we go. So, for driver's ed, uh, we have $24,249 in cash and we have a driver's ed, uh, savings, which is 9,435. So, um, this is funds that we would have available to purchase a a new driver's ed vehicle. And you guys >> updated Yeah, new to us driver's ed vehicle. Um, so that's where the information that I gave you on the second page comes into play, right? So, we have that's the 2014 Explorer and

113it has um 86,000 miles on it. Um, and it has to have the what are those things called? >> Chicken breaker. >> Chicken brake. be called it. >> Yeah, >> there's other terms that >> but we think 30,000ish is going to get us an updated >> So I I've talked to Mrs. Goer send the driver's ed teacher to get her opinion on what she would like. Um she would like something similar to what she has now. She actually likes it. Um problem is trade in value on that explorer. They're going to give us around 5,500 bucks trade in. and I've talked to a couple different dealerships in a short time. So, there's two options there. We could trade it in or we which we have to obsolete it no matter what we do. We could

114obsolete it and lift list it for bid and hopefully get more than the 55 because we talked in our meeting. It would make a great high school kid car or another kid cuz it's a decent vehicle. I mean, it's plain Jane, but that's what we're looking at to replace it with is another very similar, not necessarily the same exact Ford Explorer, but something similar like she wants something fairly wide like what the Explorers are that handle the road very well is what she'd like. Um, she doesn't want anything too tippy or too hot topheavy. So, they do a lot of highway driving anymore, more so than before. So, um to put a new chicken brake in it, say say about 350 bucks. >> No. >> Um they're not that bad. They do >> they're they

115it's still it's still about 350 bucks for a >> the >> for a It's still a pedal, but it doesn't require as much mechanic work as that one does. >> Oh, you still They still want a pedal and that's what she wants to >> Oh, she wants a pedal. >> Yes. not the tech piece, >> but it it can be removed and then this card could be used for other reasons without the pedal having to be permanently there 12 months out of the year like it is now. So that's >> how easy like can you reach down unhook it and take it off when you go on a trip and pull it off? I think they just need a 1984 pickup with a stick shift drive. >> Otherwise, they're going to die in a zombie

116apocalypse. >> So, yeah, to answer your question, I kind of been looking most of them that I've seen and they're like 2023s >> are right around 30,000. So, with >> both of those funds and so if those out, >> we're that's fine. If we empty those >> um driver's ed savings and driver's ed account, >> we can't we can't take both down to zero. >> Um because we still need seed money to pay um because we get we have to pay her before we get paid by the state. >> Um >> so, what would can we take them down to? Well, I I would not be comfortable taking it down below 5,000 myself. I just don't think that that's a good idea. So, we would have 22,000 plus. So, we would have 32,000 give or

117take, right? >> So, I guess like the motion if we decided to do this would be up to 32,000 >> or up to 30,000 up to 3,000. That's what I was. Okay. Um, >> and that includes vehicle and chicken break. >> Yes, >> those aren't very high miles. I know we kind of talked about it like what's what's the downfall of keeping the one we have. It's kind of like we we talked in our meeting is we're getting at the point where upgrading to a newer kind of keep keeping our fleet newer I guess more so than anything that we don't get backwards in it 100% cuz we're almost there already >> like we can actually still get something out of this >> right so we're kind of that with our school cars as well

118we have one's a 2019 but the other one's a 2012 same type of thing they're getting up there an age where you get to the point where they're going to be like the Grand Marquee where nobody wants to drive it and then it sits here and somebody great buys it has a great vehicle. So, um >> that's just a bunch of unknown money into it and then it works great. >> Yeah. Um >> when did we buy the 14? How long ago? >> 2015 I think. >> Okay. So, you guys might have discussed this. What would be the pros and cons of getting rid of the the Traverse instead and the Explorer being the the Traverse and then just getting rid of the highest mileage vehicle instead? >> You mean putting the 14 Explorer as

119a school car, >> correct? >> And then getting a higher mileage one, the Travers that's got 103,000 miles. If to your point, the reason we're doing this is to >> keep the higher mileage. That's a very good idea actually. I don't No, we didn't discuss that. >> We didn't discuss that. What we did discuss was that if we had a more upto-date driver's ed vehicle that um could pull the chicken brake more easily >> that we could actually replace potentially replace one of the school vehicles, get rid of the 2012 and use go down to just two and use the >> and we have used all three. We've used the Explorer as a school chicken. >> Well, so this is this is year to date, right, of our usage of it. So yes, we have

120used the Explorer, but it's a last resort. >> Once it's been used once, year to date. >> Yeah. >> And everybody goes for the 2019 because it's more up to date. >> Even plain James fans here. like it used to be >> the 2012 Traverse gets less used less. >> That's what I'm wondering. >> If we got rid of the 2012 Traverse, moved that 2014 Explorer to being the other vehicle. >> Keep it. >> Yeah, we would keep it and then use that money on the older vehicle. Then we would have all three vehicles under 100,000 miles. or you could potentially sell two the Traverse and the Explorer and replace with one. >> Correct. Because the the school the driver's ed just it just sits out there. Right. >> I was going to say how

121often what is driver's ed? When is it? It's summer. So all school year. >> Carter, how many fit in the Explorer? Is it a six? >> Seven. It should be a or is it a bench seat in the middle? >> A five. >> Is it a bench seat in the middle? That's including the driver included. >> Yeah. So, six passengers. >> And really, that van's going to replace the need to take the Explorer as an extra car because normally we take that when we can't when like we're taking all three to get somewhere with something because we can't fit them. But now that that van is here, that's really going to replace the need for that happening much. >> Yeah. >> So, we might only need two. >> That's what I was 12. Less tires,

122less maintenance, less insurance. >> You're using it both ways. >> Well, so then so then the other option, right? Yeah. Is the is number three. So you can see we kind of like >> we've got all of these different things. So the other thing was >> if we buy a new E-Class bus, right? That >> um which would be another expedition that that vehicle could also be used for driver's ed because a school bus isn't used in the summertime. How would you pay? Oh, bus depreciation. Yeah, >> you couldn't use the driver's side money. But you could say talking to Mrs. Ferson though, she does not want to use an expedition as a driver. >> They are a higher wheel rate. Like they are a higher rollover rate. >> They're what? >> Like a higher

123roll. >> They sit up higher as far as rollover. >> Okay. >> Expedition. They sit higher than the Explorer, >> I think, is what she's >> suggesting. Drive. >> That's just a big deal for a kid who's learn how to drive. stress concern is she would rather prefer not than she would >> I get it. Okay. So I understand that. So I don't think the Eclass bus should be the driver side thing. >> But our other there's there's other with the E I'm talking ahead of ourselves a little bit here too but the other thing with the E-Class too. The reason we're wanting the E-Class now is to fit a void that we have. But that void hopefully will get filled once our driver gets her the full CDL. So we could go back to

124that. >> But then we have that expedition extra expedition to also be used as a potential school car. >> Okay. >> But >> as well we do which we do and have used them on weekends when we do not have school to fill in as well for certain things. Be mine mainly before the van. My van is really feeling big. >> Yeah, I can see that on the trips. >> Yeah, the van is is paying for itself. Yeah, >> there. That's that's the other thing. I mean, there's we talked about this why our meeting took so long when we're trying to get different scenarios and we come back with what we're trying to present to you guys. But, um I and I kind of do agree with you Katie on the the 12 since it

125is the older the most Um, I just didn't get any I should have got some values on it, but I'm guessing this going to be less than what, >> right? >> Even though it is a little fancier vehicle, it's probably going to be since it's mileage wise and things like that. >> Little bit obsoleted. Yeah, >> no matter what we do, um, you're going to have to obsolete to move forward with one or the other. And I don't know if that could happen at this meeting or have to have >> um I mean we could at this meeting they make a decision on how they want to move forward if we could obsolete the vehicles at this meeting. >> Yeah. So, could we then just obsolete the 2012 Travers and the 2014 Explorer and kick

126it back to transportation to make that decision on whether you felt like it was best to get one or two vehicles >> as far as the expedition and a car? >> Mhm. Say that one more time >> because we weren't quite sure in this discussion unless we want to make that decision right now whether we need to keep three vehicles or we if we can get rid of two and just keep two. >> So I think the what the transportation committee wanted to recommend is that we get a driver's ed vehicle and an e-class wood and then if you guys want to obsolete two vehicles I think That would be two school cars and one more bus. >> That >> I don't think that's school car driver. >> It's just school vehicles. This action item

127is is really kind of what you guys wanted to be, right? >> So I'm asking then you guys could decide when you got to researching maybe the value of the traverse whether we still wanted to get rid of two vehicles or just the one. to for the the driver you're talking to. We're on the same page. So, >> I just want to make sure that we asking if we can obsolete two vehicles so that it's done at this meeting and we don't have to have another meeting. >> Yes. >> I guess we could change our mind. We don't have to >> keep the obsolete if you guys decide to keep it. Correct. >> Right. Right. >> As long as it's done, then you can make that decision if you so choose to get rid of

128two vehicles. And when I say vehicles, I mean the school class. Yes. Not the e-class. I'm not discussing that right now. >> Yep. >> So, >> okay. I like that. >> Katie for clarification then. So, you want us to research trade in or do you want us to obsolete it and search for it >> and then do an auction? We have to obsolete it regardless. But, >> right. Personally, I think you'll get more doing it on an auction than you will going to get. >> And that's what I was wanting to hear from you all that cuz that's why I brought you the numbers of the other one because I knew they're going to be quite low, >> but >> Okay. So, what do we We need a motion then to obsolete the 12 and

129the 14. I make a motion to obsolete the 2012 Traverse and the 2014 Explorer. And tell me why we're doing this. >> Because we want to >> We're getting rid of because we have to move >> because this is for the driver's ed, >> right? So we both those vehicles to get rid of them to then be able to purchase >> the driver's ed. But we're not saying anything about class. >> Not yet. >> So I'm sorry, Katie. You want to make your motion to obsolete the 2012 Traverse and the 2014 Explorer and purchase a new driver's ed >> a new driver's ed vehicle. Okay. With the purchase amount up to 30,000 including the brake installation. Yeah. >> Pause on that thought. If we get rid of two,000,000, >> what kind of mileage did you

130say you were looking at being able to get for 30,000 on a >> It's like 40,000 miles. Can we go low? >> 30,000 m >> so we get >> Yeah. I think financially speaking, do you think that that was low enough? >> Well, I'm saying if you're going to put both of them, then >> that's what I mean. >> The total purchase price should reflect the two vehicles >> or we can save a little money. >> So that's why my question was to you is what kind of mileage were on those vehicles? Can we save a little money, keep a little in our savings account, or could we spend an extra 5,000 and maybe get a little less mileage and maybe push down the road to update this for a few more years? Does that

131make sense? I'm guessing you're following. >> I'm not following. I was wondering if we since we're selling two if we should spend a little bit more money and get lower mileage or if we should still shoot for just the 30,000 and the and the 40,000 a mile >> and just save a little >> and save more money. I see what you're saying. When I started to say up to the to 30,000, I went, "Okay, but if we're going to sell two more vehicles, maybe we up it to 33,000, up 233 or up to 35." Still leaving your suggest at least to 5,000 in savings. and mileage. >> I'm on board with your what you're saying and I agree probably to go with the higher price and and say with the depression of the transportation committee

132to try to get the best bang for our buck. Is that >> that's what you're trying to say? >> Yes. >> So, do you want to go up to 35 then? >> I haven't looked at these newer vehicles lately. Is is 2 to 3,000 going to get you much less miles? >> A little bit? >> Probably. You're looking more at like 33 probably >> for every like 3,000 5,000 miles it's going to jump a couple thousand on the heights. >> Okay. >> As you go. >> Okay. Up to 35,000. Do you need me to restate that or you can >> No, I thought it add the transportation. Oh, yeah. That will then give the transportation committee the discretion to spend up to 35,000 for the best vehicle with the lowest mileage. >> I have a

133motion from Katie Martin. Second just letting Heather catch up. >> Yeah. >> All right. That's what you were talking about. >> Yeah. Okay. I'll second. >> Second from Jessica. Any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. >> Okay. So, I'm going to make Should we go back to number one? >> Yes, we do need to go back to a motion. So, >> we need a motion on paying the FFA kids $100. >> Okay. I make a motion to contract with the school group approaching FFA 1 to detail all three school vehicles each quarter for $100. >> Have a motion from Jessica. Do you have a second? >> I will second. >> Second from Katie Brown. Any discussion? >> Any discussion? >> Should I

134not say three now? >> Up to you. >> Up to three. Okay. you would know you're covered. >> All those in favor say I. >> Let's put a question. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. >> Okay, now we're on number. >> So, we're having a very hard time finding CDL drivers. Also, I'm just going to throw that out there. E-class drivers. >> Still really hard to find, but easier than the others. Well, do you want me to talk on this? Okay. So, when we started talking about ECAS and the whole things that happened with our route reassigning and stuff and we got to thinking, well, right now we do have a sub E-class driver that potentially could become a full-time E-class driver, but we don't have a a third E-class bus

135to put her in. Um, so they thought and also our 2019 is only a year away from being fully depreciated and it is at 130ome,000. What is it for my >> I didn't check that out. >> Yeah, it's okay. But it's at like 130 or so it's getting up there in mileage the 2019. So, there's lots of thoughts on that. Eventually, it's going to have to be removed from our fleet or moved down the road. Um, but we thought if we had a third E-class, we could potentially fill out a route that has some contracts in it and make the public very happy with us that we are buying a full service bus. Um, we do have bust appreciation funds available for this. Um, it kind of comes back to where you guys want to

136go with this as well because used and this isn't very used 2022 or newer. Um, are between 45,000 to 55,000. You went brand new. Brand new exactly what we want. 75,000 which is less than what we paid for the used that room one we bought four years ago. Well, that's because used cars were so >> Yeah, they're outrageous after >> you said brand new 75,000 >> 75,000 would be white >> plain chain model >> plain but it isn't really plain chain I looked at plain J >> the problem thing is right now is finding one that has a rear bench seat they're very hard to find a rear bench seat everything's bucket back seats >> it's I found one in Callisville found one in Billings Um, and that's about it. Now, new ones, >> there's

137new ones in there's one at the dealership in Foresight. There's one at the dealership in Fort Benton, one at the dealership in Billings that are what they call active version, which is about the lowest qual lowest they make now. >> So, when you say we have best appreciation, do we have enough for a new one? So, we have $174,000 in our um bust appreciation cash and there's that's including our first tax payment, right? So, the second tax payment, which would be coming in May, would um add to that $175,000 or $174,000. A new yellow bus, right? which so bus appreciate uh bus appreciation can only be used to replace an activity bus by a yellow or by school buses yellow buses or e-class. Um so we're not there's no plan right now within the next

138couple of years to my knowledge to replace an activity bus. Okay. So take that off the table. Potentially, we might need to buy some new yellow buses. One or one new yellow bus. What's that? 130,000. >> Uh, >> give or take. >> Yeah. 100,000 whatever, >> right? >> And that's not this year. That would be next year maybe. Right. Like this is just we're just trying to hedge our bets. So, if we take75,000 of our 174,000 that we already have, that still leaves us with 100,000 plus another tax payment coming, which puts us into the beginning of next year, still able to buy a yellow bus right off the bat if you guys decide that you want to do that. >> If we had to. >> If you had to. Yeah. So, I do feel

139like a $100,000 cushion is pretty good going into the the next year. 100,000 plus, right? Because you do have the second um amount coming in. And um to your point, the 19 is coming off would be coming off, but we also have the new coach and the new yellow bus that rolled on this year. So what that means is that there's more depreciation that's going to be coming, right? Because we're allowed to depreciate up to 150% of the value of the vehicle. So, and that's a nonvoted levy. So, that means that we just do it each year. >> So, if we buy it with this money though, it has to be used as a route bus. >> Yep. >> It can be used as a school vehicle, you know, or as activity on the weekends

140or whatever. But the intent of it is to use it as a as a as a second a third >> cuz one already goes out there and then the other one goes this direction. >> Yeah. One goes to one goes. Um hopefully this one do the other half of the route until they're either >> I mean CDL. The thing is is that someone getting if even if that driver does get their CDL, we potentially have retirements coming up and you know we so we have to keep looking forward. Got >> availability to get E classes is way easier drivers than full >> still. Yeah. >> Okay. You said these are pretty there's what three four listed off anyways >> as far as used ones. The problem is the only thing I'm problem I'm find with

141the used ones that I'm finding they're fairly high quality higher packages which we don't really need but I'm finding the price of the high package one used isn't much than the lower package used. >> This is probably a dumb question for these E-Classes. are most of them equipped for a cold weather like they come with the >> block heaters and all that kind of >> see our room when it's a higher it's a platinum it's a higher end one too which is which I think the white one's just as fancy too it's the lower package to me I I like driving either one of them they're both nice to drive but >> those are the used ones but did you say there's some new ones on some of the last you ride >> yeah there's

142I found and there quite a few more new ones >> that fit full bench. I didn't get exact pricing, but they're this pricing is right at 75. So, so I know some of them cut breaks if for schools um and things like that, which >> up to 75 were covered by new brands, spanking new zero miles. Yep. Okay. >> Okay. Well, any questions just No. I'll make a motion to allow the transportation committee to buy a new E-Class bus with value up to $75,000. >> Motion from Katie Marcus. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Have a second from Jessica. Any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. >> Motion carries. >> I can leave if you want. >> You don't get if you

143want. You have to. >> It's already 9:00. >> See you. Thank you. >> You guys, what's it? What is that? Honey, >> what do you think it was? >> This is a long time sitting here. >> We're now going into close session.